netapp.ontap.na_ontap_cifs_server – NetApp ONTAP CIFS server configuration

Note

This plugin is part of the netapp.ontap collection (version 21.3.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.ontap.

To use it in a playbook, specify: netapp.ontap.na_ontap_cifs_server.

New in version 2.6.0: of netapp.ontap

Synopsis

  • Creating / deleting and modifying the CIFS server .

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • Ansible 2.9

  • Python3 netapp-lib (2018.11.13) or later. Install using ‘pip install netapp-lib’

  • netapp-lib 2020.3.12 is strongly recommended as it provides better error reporting for connection issues.

  • A physical or virtual clustered Data ONTAP system. The modules support Data ONTAP 9.1 and onward.

  • REST support requires ONTAP 9.6 or later.

  • To enable http on the cluster you must run the following commands ‘set -privilege advanced;’ ‘system services web modify -http-enabled true;’

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
admin_password
string
Specifies the cifs server admin password.
When used with absent, the account will be deleted if admin_user_name is also provided.
admin_user_name
string
Specifies the cifs server admin username.
When used with absent, the account will be deleted if admin_password is also provided.
cert_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client cert file (.pem).
not supported with python 2.6.
domain
string
The Fully Qualified Domain Name of the Windows Active Directory this CIFS server belongs to.
feature_flags
dictionary
added in 20.5.0 of netapp.ontap
Enable or disable a new feature.
This can be used to enable an experimental feature or disable a new feature that breaks backward compatibility.
Supported keys and values are subject to change without notice. Unknown keys are ignored.
force
boolean
added in 2.7.0 of netapp.ontap
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
If this is set and a machine account with the same name as specified in 'name' exists in the Active Directory, it will be overwritten and reused.
hostname
string / required
The hostname or IP address of the ONTAP instance.
http_port
integer
Override the default port (80 or 443) with this port
https
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable and disable https.
Ignored when using REST as only https is supported.
Ignored when using SSL certificate authentication as it requires SSL.
key_filepath
string
added in 20.6.0 of netapp.ontap
path to SSL client key file.
name
string / required
Specifies the cifs_server name.

aliases: cifs_server_name
ontapi
integer
The ontap api version to use
ou
string
added in 2.7.0 of netapp.ontap
The Organizational Unit (OU) within the Windows Active Directory this CIFS server belongs to.
password
string
Password for the specified user.

aliases: pass
service_state
string
    Choices:
  • stopped
  • started
CIFS Server Administrative Status.
state
string
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Whether the specified cifs_server should exist or not.
use_rest
string
Default:
"auto"
REST API if supported by the target system for all the resources and attributes the module requires. Otherwise will revert to ZAPI.
always -- will always use the REST API
never -- will always use the ZAPI
auto -- will try to use the REST Api
username
string
This can be a Cluster-scoped or SVM-scoped account, depending on whether a Cluster-level or SVM-level API is required.
For more information, please read the documentation https://mysupport.netapp.com/NOW/download/software/nmsdk/9.4/.
Two authentication methods are supported
1. basic authentication, using username and password,
2. SSL certificate authentication, using a ssl client cert file, and optionally a private key file.
To use a certificate, the certificate must have been installed in the ONTAP cluster, and cert authentication must have been enabled.

aliases: user
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes ←
If set to no, the SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only set to False used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
vserver
string / required
The name of the vserver to use.
workgroup
string
The NetBIOS name of the domain or workgroup this CIFS server belongs to.

Notes

Note

  • The modules prefixed with na\_ontap are built to support the ONTAP storage platform.

Examples

- name: Create cifs_server
  na_ontap_cifs_server:
    state: present
    name: data2
    vserver: svm1
    service_state: stopped
    domain: "{{ id_domain }}"
    admin_user_name: "{{ domain_login }}"
    admin_password: "{{ domain_pwd }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

- name: Delete cifs_server
  na_ontap_cifs_server:
    state: absent
    name: data2
    vserver: svm1
    admin_user_name: "{{ domain_login }}"
    admin_password: "{{ domain_pwd }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

- name: Start cifs_server
  na_ontap_cifs_server:
    state: present
    name: data2
    vserver: svm1
    service_state: started
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

- name: Stop cifs_server
  na_ontap_cifs_server:
    state: present
    name: data2
    vserver: svm1
    service_state: stopped
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

- name: Modify cifs_server
  na_ontap_cifs_server:
    state: present
    name: data2_new
    vserver: svm1
    admin_user_name: "{{ domain_login }}"
    admin_password: "{{ domain_pwd }}"
    hostname: "{{ netapp_hostname }}"
    username: "{{ netapp_username }}"
    password: "{{ netapp_password }}"

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